Ben Meyer
News ContributorBen worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He now contributes occasionally to WXPR. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series. His work also included reporting on the changing landscape of employment and the economy in the region.
Originally from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, Ben is a graduate of UW-Madison. He lives in Rhinelander with his wife, Erika, and son, Rhys. Ben is now a stay at home father and is currently pursuing a law degree at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in the Twin Cities. He is an avid Brewers and Badgers fan, and enjoys doing outdoor projects, running, and competing in triathlons. Ben is also a WIAA basketball official and calls play-by-play for some Rhinelander Hodags sports.
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Republicans swept Northwoods seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly in Tuesday’s voting, helping the party strengthen its legislative advantage in Madison. -
The new teaching lodge was finished by tribal teenagers and adults.
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Two incumbent Northwoods sheriffs beat deputies within their own departments on Tuesday to retain their offices.
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WXPR joins a tribal spearfishing party as they exercise their treaty rights on a Northwoods lake.
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is including indigenous place names in its materials and education.
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The Oneida County Board will see plenty of new supervisors after Tuesday's races.
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Three North Central Wisconsin school districts passed referendums on Tuesday, while one additional vote failed.
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This page will be updated as results come in after the polls close at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5.
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If you’re a voter anywhere in Forest County, no choices for county board supervisor will greet you on next Tuesday’s ballot. In 13 districts, the candidate is running unopposed. In the other eight districts, there is no candidate at all.
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A Rhinelander church, concerned about the impacts of climate change, now has an air monitor with readings available to the public.
